Special Education Schools

Detroit Public Schools is committed to providing students with special needs the supports and interventions they need to flourish. The district offers special education services at every school and works to ensure access to and participation in the general education curriculum to the fullest extent possible.

We offer a full continuum of education and support services from infancy to age 26.We educate students across the spectrum of impairments—from minor speech and learning disabilities to more severe cognitive and medical disabilities in settings that range from general education to center-based schools.

Special Designations

These schools offer an array of services to parents and children. Examples include homework assistance, child care, technology skills, parental and prenatal training, language and literacy development and more.

Montessori programming, according to the American Montessori Society, is a child-centered approach to learning that allows kids to follow their interests and learn through a combination of movement, collaboration and concentration